IN 1978

Lawrence High seniors had rated “very favorably”in the national results of the recent American College Test. Local officials called the development “traditional” because LHS youngsters regularly did quite well not only on area but on a national basis as far as testing scores were concerned. One LHS official said “the big news would be if we had not done top level work.”

The City Commission approved rate increases for the two local taxicompanies, with the increases of about 10 percent per ride.

New snow flurries brought groans from Lawrence residents already weary from recent heavy snowfall and bitter cold. Some area schools were closed for the third straight day because of the adverse weather conditions, considered severe even for Kansas in February.

The Douglas County Commission decided to take a week to digest proposals for commercial development near Clinton Lake. There had been considerable uncertainty and controversy about the various proposals.

IN 1963

The Lawrence school system won approval for its conservative pay-as-you-go plan that could mean funds for a new elementary school by the coming academic year. Location of a new facility had not been determined, however.

The Kansas Board of Regents planned to ask the state Legislature for about $3 million for new Kansas University buildings during the 1964-65 fiscal year. The regents said they had “high hopes” of legislative approval for the various measures involved.

The chamber of commerce board passed a resolution urging “citizens in the community and the governing bodies … to table the questions of annexation of manufacturing industries at this time” in favor of a fuller and more comprehensive study of the possible effect. Involved was a city plan to annex about 2,200 acres. Jim Clark was chamber president. The city seemed to be backing down on the proposal after earlier taking a rush-rush approach to the matter.

IN 1903

From the Lawrence Daily World of Feb. 17, 1903: “The fortune teller who lit in town the other day lit out the next. Lawrence people are content to have their fortunes told in Bradstreet’s and Dun’s. … The saloon is an outlaw, but that does not warrant its destruction except by legal means. What is wanted in this country is not so much joint-smashing as legal proceedings to have the law enforced and respected. … The contract for the new courthouse will be let tomorrow.”